The Israeli army announced that about 200 shells were fired on Saturday by the group “Hezbollah” from Lebanon, where Israel launched a ground offensive against the pro-Iranian Islamist movement in the southern part of the country, AFP reported, quoted by BTA.
At 23:00 on Saturday (local time), “about 200 shells fired by the terrorist organization “Hezbollah” crossed (the border) from Lebanon into Israel,”, the army said in a statement. The shells were fired mainly in the northern part of the country, with warning sirens sounding throughout the morning in the region.
Iran announced that the Lebanese movement “Hezbollah”, which is supported financially and militarily by Tehran, was behind the drone attack in Israel against the private residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, AFP reported, quoted by BTA.
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„This action was carried out by the Lebanese “Hezbollah”, said a short statement of the Iranian mission to the UN, quoted by the official news agency “Irna”.
Earlier today, Netanyahu stated that the attempt by "Hezbollah" to kill him and his wife is a "serious mistake", reported Reuters.
Netanyahu's home in the city of Caesarea was struck by a drone this morning, but no one was injured, a spokesman for the Israeli prime minister announced.
The attack was carried out after Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei declared "Hamas" to continue his struggle with Israel after the assassination of the "architect" of last year's deadly October 7 attacks - Yahya Sinuar.
German police detained today an alleged supporter of the “Islamic State” on the outskirts of Berlin, a spokeswoman for the federal prosecutor's office confirmed to DPA, quoted by BTA.
AFP adds that the man is a Libyan citizen.
According to the “Bild“ the arrested man is suspected of planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin.
A spokeswoman for the Israeli embassy confirmed to DPA that there was a plan to attack the diplomatic mission.
The ambassador of Israel in Berlin, Ron Prossor, thanked the German security services “for ensuring the security of our embassy”, reports DPA.
Heavily armed elite police units raided a house in the Berlin suburb of Bernau, and in the city of St. Augustin in western Germany, an apartment was searched in connection with the same case, reports “Bild“.
According to the newspaper, the authorities acted on a tip from an unnamed foreign intelligence agency.
More details about the planned attack are not known, DPA notes.
The arrested man is expected to appear before an investigating judge at the Karlsruhe court today. The judge must decide whether the suspect will remain in custody while the investigation continues, DPA explains.